Overview

• The Church of Scotland minister said the King expressed deep concern about negative influences on young people online and the difficulty of tackling them.
• Rev Tommy MacNeil described a 40-minute discussion at Balmoral following his sermon at Crathie Kirk attended by the King and Queen.
• The King was described as well briefed on and appreciative of the Shed Project, a youth-focused mental health charity on the Isle of Lewis.
• The comments align with years of royal advocacy on online harms, including Prince William’s anti-cyberbullying work and the Sussexes’ Lost Screen Memorial unveiled in April.
• Coverage notes the UK’s new online safety rules took effect in July to curb harmful content for children, though no new policy steps were attributed to the monarch.